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| Heritage Auctions Europe / MPO Auctions > Auction 90 | Auction date: 18 May 2026 |
| Lot number: 3582 Price realized: 1,100 EUR (Approx. 1,281 USD) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Pre-Denarius Coinage (ca. 280-211 BC) - AE As (Central Italy, Apulia/Luceria?, c. 275 BC, 344.05g) - Head of young Herakles to right, wearing lion skin's headdress / Head of bridled horse to left (Thurlow/Vecchi ICC 272 (Apulia/Luceria) / Sydenham 124 (Luceria) / HN Italy 351 / Haeberlin 70/1-3 (Luceria) / BMC Italy, p. 136, 1 (Luceria)) - Fine+. An issue of the utmost rarity and desirability, a sought-after piece with only a few examples ever offered publicly. Starting price: 250 EUR |  |
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| Heritage Auctions Europe / MPO Auctions > Auction 90 | Auction date: 18 May 2026 |
| Lot number: 3584 Price realized: 750 EUR (Approx. 873 USD) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Pre-Denarius Coinage (ca. 280-211 BC) - AE Semis (c. 217-215 BC, 70.76g) - Laureate head of Saturn left, S behind / Prow to left, S above (Thurlow-Vecchi ICC 64 / Sydenham 90 / Haeberlin pl. 44, 2-12 / Crawford 38/2) - a VF specimen with dark patina, test cut in edge, among the better for issue with a strong portrait Starting price: 300 EUR |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 616 | Auction date: 2 September 2026 |
| Lot number: 476 Price realized: 225 USD (Approx. 194 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLANDS off THRACE, Thasus. Roman Republican Period. Circa 90-75 BC. AR Tetradrachm (35.5mm, 16.67 g, 11h). "Imitative" series. Head of young Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath / Herakles standing facing, head left, holding club in right hand, lion skin draped over left arm; monogram to inner left. Prokopov, Silberprägung, Group XII, 580–3 (obv. die V AA6); Daehn 42L; CN Online Type 20939; HGC 6, 359. Toned. VF. Well centered. Very rare. Traditionally, this monogram has been thought to represent the first four letters of Aesillas' name (in Greek form), similar to the Thasian tetradrachms that bear the monogram of Sura (see Bauslaugh p. 23). F. de Callataÿ (in his article in Studia Prokopov) doubts this association due to his redating of Prokopov's series XII–XX to circa 80/75 BC. The hoard evidence cited by Prokopov, however, does offer some clue regarding this specific issue. Aesillas was Roman quaestor in Macedon circa 95-70 BC. According to Prokopov, coins from dies tied to the monogram here have been found in the following hoards: Mezek, Municipiului Bucureşti (CH II 104), Şieu Odorhei (CH VIII 300), and Sînpetru (IGCH 637). Two of these are unhelpful in dating, as the Mezek hoard publication is still forthcoming, and the date of c. 250-200 BC reported for Şieu Odorhei is impossible, as it predates the majority of the coinage in the hoard (Thasian spread-flan tetradrachms and Macedonian First Meris tetradrachms). The remaining two, Municipiului Bucureşti and Sînpetru, however, are dated to circa 94 BC and the early 1st century BC, respectively. If these dates of deposit are correct, then the assumption that the monogram represents Aesillas is probably correct. Estimate: 200 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 132 | Auction date: 18 May 2026 |
| Lot number: 699 Price realized: 3,750 USD (Approx. 3,221 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Anonymous. Circa 270 BC. Æ Aes Grave As (66mm, 326.0 g, 12h). Rome mint. Diademed head of Apollo right; | (mark of value) above; all on raised disk / Diademed head of Apollo left; | (mark of value) above; all on raised disk. Crawford 18/1; Sydenham 15; HN Italy 279; ICC 33; Haeberlin pl. 34, 1-10; RBW 20. Beautiful green patina with patches of red, small casting voids. Good VF. Impressive cast in high relief giving a sculptural appearance. Rare. From the D. K. Collection. Bronze was, from very early times, the traditional medium of exchange for the peoples of central Italy. Economically and artistically the region was behind when compared with the highly developed monetary systems of the Greek colonies in the south. Initially, the population of this area, including the Romans, made do with irregular lumps of bronze, known as Aes Rude, for their currency requirements. Toward the close of the 4th century BC, they advanced to producing cast bronze bars with designs on both sides. These large and cumbersome pieces are known today by the term Aes Signatum. Later still, probably around 280 BC, cast bronze coinage on circular flans (Aes Grave) was introduced and gradually superseded the bars as the 3rd century progressed, the transition being complete by about the time of the end of the First Punic War (241 BC). Aes Grave was produced in a range of denominations, initially from the As (weighing approximately 324 grams or one Roman pound) down to its twenty-fourth part, the Semuncia. The large Aes Grave issues, commencing circa 225 BC, were on a somewhat reduced standard, with the As weighing in at about 275 grams, although they were still quite massive and likely inconvenient for use in everyday commerce. For convenience introduced a bimetallic system with inclusion of silver and began to circulate silver didrachms known as quadrigati, which also featured the two-faced god Janus, albeit in a more youthful form. As inflation took its toll the Romans replaced the smaller bronze denominations with struck coins, introducing new bronze and silver denominations when they reform circa 212-211 BC. The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 132 lots will be determined at the live online sale that will be held on 18-19 May 2026. CNG Feature Auction 132 – Session Three – Lot 588-888 will be held Tuesday morning, 19 May 2026 beginning at 9:00 AM ET. Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others. We recognize that our users may have various Internet Browsers and Operating Systems. We like our visitors to have the best possible experience when using our bidding platform. However, we do recognize that it is impossible to develop applications that work identically, efficiently and effectively on all web browsers. The CNG bidding platform supports the latest stable major version and stable previous version of Chrome and Firefox. We recognize that our users may have various Internet Browsers and Operating Systems. We like our visitors to have the best possible experience when using our bidding platform. However, we do recognize that it is impossible to develop applications that work identically, efficiently and effectively on all web browsers. The CNG bidding platform supports the latest stable major version and stable previous version of Chrome and Firefox. Estimate: 5000 USD |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61641 | Auction date: 2 August 2026 |
| Lot number: 23036 Price realized: 400 USD (Approx. 348 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AR tetradrachm (26mm, 15.97 gm, 11h). NGC Fine 5/5 - 3/5. Posthumous issue, Pella, ca. 280-275 BC. Head of Heracles right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied before neck / AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left on backless throne, right leg drawn back, feet on stool, eagle in outstretched right hand, grounded scepter in left; grape bunch in field above ΛE. Price 589A. Uncommon issue. From the Eyeappealing Collection. Alexander the Great, born in 356 BC in Pella, Macedonia, was one of the most renowned military leaders and conquerors in history. He ascended to the throne after the assassination of his father, Philip II, in 336 BC, and he embarked on an ambitious campaign of expansion. His conquests included the Persian Empire, Egypt, and large parts of Asia, reaching as far as the Indus River in India. Alexander's military genius, charismatic leadership, and ability to inspire loyalty among his troops were instrumental in his success. His kingdom brought about significant cultural and political change, spreading Greek culture throughout the known world. He died in 323 BC at the age of 32, under mysterious circumstances in Babylon, marking the end of his extraordinary reign. www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/greek-macedonian-kingdom-alexander-iii-the-great-336-323-bc-ar-tetradrachm-26mm-1597-gm-11h-ngc-fine-5-5-/a/61641-23036.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61641-08022026 HID02906262019 © 2026 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved Certification number: NGC 3763077002 |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 132 | Auction date: 18 May 2026 |
| Lot number: 705 Price realized: 37,500 USD (Approx. 32,213 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Anonymous. Third century BC. Æ Aes Grave Tressis or Triple-Nummus(?) (85mm, 948 g, 12h). Northern Apulia, Venusia(?) mint. Head of young Bacchus left, wearing ivy wreath with berries / Head and neck of antelope left. Unpublished in the standard references, but for similar reverse type Cf. ICC 268 (janiform head of maenad with Silenus); cf. Thurlow-Vecchi Addendum 288 (same); cf. Haeberlin p. 280, tx. A, 1 (same); HN Italy p. 51 (Uncertain aes grave, introductory paragraph); cf. Sydenham, Aes Grave 1926, 349 (Tressis or Tripondius). Brown and green patina with natural earthen deposits. VF. Unique. CNG would like to extend our thanks to Italo Vecchi, author of Italian Cast Coinage, who assisted with attribution of this unique piece and will add this coin to the next version of ICC. Italo writes: "The tentative identification of this extraordinary cast Tressis/Triple-nummus to the mint of Venusia, originally a settlement of the Peucetti, which became a Latin colony in 291 BC following the Third Samnite War, is based on several factors apart from its obvious similarity to the Tressis now in the Münzkabinett of Berlin Staatliche Museem (Haeberlin p. 280, pl. A, 1). According to Haeberlin it was acquired by the Berlin museum from a private collection in Naples, just before the printing in 1910 of his magnum opus, Aes Grave, only 180km from the ancient site of Venusia, near modern Venosa, and the most southerly mint of all Italic Cast Coinages. The weight standard is that of the earliest coinage of Venusia based on a Nummus of about 321g, comfortably accommodating the metrology of the above and Berlin examples. The large standard cast and struck bronze denominations at Luceria and Venusia were defined as Nummi (singular Nummus), the Latin equivalent of the Greek nomós (Varro, Ling. 5.173; Melville Jones TNR, p. 939), meaning 'custom, habit, practice, rule, law,' in this case: 'regular or statutory unit of currency,' cf. ICC Venusia 354. The bulging bronze fabric of the cast flan is similar to those of Venusia Æ Nummus ICC 351 as well as Tressis ICC 268. A third important element is the general similarity in portrait style of the obverse head of a young Bacchus, again from the city of Venusia, cf. Æ Nummus, HN Italy 719." Estimate: 3000 USD |  |
